@LoriMT I guess we both face the same type of challenge with lilies. I had a very late hard freeze Nov 17 which wiped most of my lily tops and as you mentioned when they thawed either they melted into nothing or started to go dormant...
However, I could've placed some type of fleece or lining and saved almost all of them...
Most of the "frozen" have basal new growth which just shows that they have kept multiplying. With the exception of a few asiatics all the rest are being grown in sunken grow bags. From what I've read they can stay that way forever ( given nutrient replenishment and occasional division of over crowded clumps). So late winter, I plan to lift them with their bags and place them in our cool greenhouse. Let them develop their sturdy stalks. Keep them there until our latest frost and them move them out afterwards.Most of my ca 50 bags are orientals/orientpets or martagons. Finally, just before blooming sink them in different parts of the garden as they do their thing. Today we just planted/sunk about 8 different bags of the few with buds that survived the frost.
Arturo
